A tried and true story trope is the “forced together”.

I think it was the director Sidney Lumet who said that he really enjoyed the tension that came from
this kind of situation. Taking two people who would never choose to be together are stuck in
a bad situation. It applies to his movie “Dog Day Afternoon” and to many other stories.

This isn't the buddy comedy or buddy cop story…well, it could be, actually. I think of the classic Lethal Weapon setup where the two detectives did NOT choose to work together but are forced into their initial pairing. I still mostly think of them as best friends, since they went well beyond that first chapter.

Anyway, this kind of pairing is rife with conflict and tension, whether it's a grim thriller or a tension-filled comedy, or a riveting drama.

Some notables are Midnight Run, where a bounty hunter must travel cross country with his annoying bounty.
Planes, Trains and Automobiles is the same movie but sillier and even more comedic, with two mismatched travelers. Actually, this trope is pretty well suited to a road trip comedy. There was one featuring a cross-country road trip with two former Presidents of the U.S. Pretty neat. It starred Jack Lemmon and James Garner…I'm blanking on the name.

12 Angry Men had a jury sequestered together and trying to resolve a case…
Grumpy Old Men featured lifelong neighbors and rivals who fall for the same woman…

I suppose The Office and other workplace series and movies feature employees who are forced together by virtue of where they work.

And on and on it goes.

Have you ever used the “forced together” story?

Well, good news - if you read this far you did it yourself. I never forced ya! Don't put your disappointment
on me!

Bye for now!


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